Xerox DocuPrint N24 User manual

The Xerox
DocuPrint N24/
N32
Finisher
User Guide

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Table of Contentsi
Xerox DocuPrint N24/N32 Finisher User Guide❖3
Introduction .............................................................................. 5
How Much of This Guide Must I Read? .................................... 5
Finisher Overview .................................................................... 6
Features ................................................................................... 7
Built-in Stapler ......................................................................... 7
Capacity Handling .................................................................... 7
Use with Mailbox ..................................................................... 7
Face-down Bin ......................................................................... 8
Job Offsetting .......................................................................... 8
Supported Paper Sizes ............................................................. 8
Output Destination .................................................................. 8
Output Bin Sensing .................................................................. 8
Bin Level Sensors ..................................................................... 9
Safety Limitation ...................................................................... 9
Unload Button ......................................................................... 9
Selecting Output Destination and Staple Mode ........................ 9
Bin Capacity ........................................................................... 10

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Stapling Positions .................................................................. 11
Stapling Positions for Letter, Statement, and Executive Paper . 11
Stapling Positions for A4 Paper .............................................. 12
Stapling Positions for A5 Paper .............................................. 13
Stapling Positions A3 Paper ................................................... 14
Stapling Positions for Ledger, Legal, and Folio Paper .............. 15
Job Offsetting ........................................................................ 16
Output Timeout ..................................................................... 17
Paper Output Exception Conditions ..................................... 18
Finisher Menu Options .......................................................... 19
Control Panel Messages ........................................................ 21
Adding Staples ....................................................................... 24
Clearing Jams ......................................................................... 26
Clearing Area E ..................................................................... 26
Clearing Area F ...................................................................... 27
Clearing Area G ..................................................................... 27
Clearing Area H ..................................................................... 28
Space Requirements .............................................................. 29
Precautions ........................................................................... 30
Finisher Specifications ........................................................... 31
Finisher Specific Commands ................................................. 32
Output Destination Commands ............................................. 32
Stapling Position Commands ................................................. 32
Special Notices ....................................................................... 33
FCC Notice for USA and Canada ............................................ 33
Certification for Canada ........................................................ 33
European Markets ................................................................. 34

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Introduction This document describes the use of the DocuPrint N24/N32
2,000 Sheet Finisher/Stapler. It supplements information
contained in other DocuPrint N24/N32 documentation.
If you are installing a printer at the same time as you are
installing a finisher, install the printer and 2,500 Sheet Feeder
first, using the instructions which come with them. Then
install the finisher.
How Much of This
Guide Must I
Read?
The finisher and all its options are customer installable. If you
have already installed your finisher following the instructions
packed with it, this guide provides more information about
using the finisher.
Note
This document is for use with the DocuPrint N24 and N32
printers. Because most of the printer’s features and
functionality are shared by both the DocuPrint N24 and
DocuPrint N32, this document uses the name DocuPrint N32
when referring to both printers. This document uses the
generic name finisher to refer to the DocuPrint N24/N32
Finisher in the remainder of this document.

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Finisher
Overview The major components of the finisher are indicated in
Figure 1 below.
Figure 1 Finisher components
Front View
1Transport Cover
2Paper Transport
3Staple Access Door
4Unload Button
5Output Bin 1
6Output Bin 2
7Output Bin 3
Top View
1Area E
2Area F
3Door G
4Area H

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Features The finisher option can be installed only on console versions
of the DocuPrint N32 (i.e., versions which have the 2,500
Sheet Feeder). It has three output bins with a total maximum
capacity of 2,000 unstapled sheets, up to 667 unstapled sheets
per bin. There is stapling capability for all three bins. Stapled
output is delivered face down.
Built-in Stapler The stapler can staple sets of up to 50 sheets. It has three
stapling modes (Front for portrait, Back for landscape, and
Dual for booklet mode). The customer-replaceable stapling
unit contains 5,000 staples which are packaged as a supply
item, in sets of three, for a total of 15,000 staples per package.
The finisher comes with one staple cartridge of 5,000 staples.
Capacity Handling The finisher is programmed to ensure that there is enough
space remaining in the bin to output a job of from two to 50
pages. Up to 50 sheets can be stapled.
Stapled sets are kept in a compiler bin and ejected once a
complete set has been stapled. Output is delivered to the
finisher bins face down only.
The finisher has an elevator that positions one of the three
output bins to receive output from the compiler bin. The
finisher home position is when Bin 2 receives output from the
compiler bin. Finisher bin selection is made from the System
Menu at the User Interface, via PCL commands or from
printer drivers.
Use with Mailbox The finisher is designed to be used with console versions of
the DocuPrint N32. Because it uses the same connector and
occupies the same location as the Mailbox, the same
DocuPrint N32 can not support both a finisher and a Mailbox
simultaneously.

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Face-down Bin When the finisher is installed, its transport reduces the
capacity of the DocuPrint N32’s Face-down Bin from 500 to
300 sheets.
Job Offsetting The finisher supports offsetting of printed jobs in all three
bins. Job offsetting is configured either via the User Interface
(UI) or through SNMP commands. Job offsetting is a system
function; it cannot be configured from the printer drivers.
Supported Paper
Sizes All sizes of paper can be sent to the finisher except A6 and
Envelopes. Mixed sizes of paper can be sent to the finisher
bins as long as all the paper within a single job is the same
size. Mixed paper sizes within the same job cannot be
compiled and stapled. See Table 1 on page 10 for supported
paper sizes.
Output
Destination With a finisher installed, the user may select the following
output destinations: Face Down Bin, Face Up Bin, Finisher
Bin 1, Finisher Bin 2, and Finisher Bin 3
Output Bin
Sensing Each finisher bin senses not only the height of each stack, but
also the number of stapled sets delivered to each stack. When
the number of stapled sets delivered to the bin reaches 100
for long edge feed (LEF) paper sizes, or 50 for short edge feed
(SEF) paper sizes, as shown in Table 1 on page 10, the bin is
reported as full.

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Bin Level Sensors Finisher sensors can detect the following bin conditions:
Empty
50%
Full
When a bin is full and the stack height does not allow
additional sets to be sent to it, the destination of additional
sets directed to the full bin is determined by the Output
Timeout system parameter in the printer’s System Menu. See
Table 2 on page 17.
Safety Limitation When Finisher Bin 3 is selected, the bins are raised to the
highest position. In the interest of safety, they will only
remain in this position for (1) one minute following the last
page delivered to bin 3. After one minute, the bins are
lowered to align bin 2 with the output paper path.
Unload Button The Unload Button temporarily interrupts printing and places
the finisher in the home position to allow the operator to
remove output. It also signals the controller to sense stack
height in the bins and resume printing after the stack has
been removed. Figure 1 on page 6 illustrates the position of
the unload button.
Selecting Output
Destination and
Staple Mode
These parameters can be set via the System Menu at the UI
[see “Finisher Menu Options” (page 19)] or by PCL and PJL
commands [see “Finisher Specific Commands” (page 32)].

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Bin Capacity Each finisher Bin is capable of stacking up to 667 sheets of 20
lb. paper for long edge feed (LEF) paper sizes and 334 sheets
for short edge feed (SEF) paper sizes.
The maximum stack height is decreased when stapled sets
are delivered to each bin, since stapled sets affect the stability
of the output stack.
Table 1 lists the supported paper sizes and the maximum
capacity for each bin based upon whether the output is
unstapled or stapled.
Table 1 Maximum Capacity Per Bin
Paper Size Capacity
Unstapled
Sheets
Capacity
Stapled Sets
Letter (8.5” x 11”) LEF 667 100
Statement (5.5” x 8.5”) LEF 667 100
Executive (7.25” x 10.5”) LEF 667 100
A4 (210mm x 297mm) LEF 667 100
A5 (148mm x 210mm) LEF 667 100
Legal (8.5” x 14”) SEF 334 50
Folio (8.5” x 13”) SEF 334 50
Ledger (11” X 17”) SEF 334 50
A3 (287mm X 420mm) SEF 334 50